Symptoms and anal sphincter morphology following primary repair of third-degree tears

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1573-1579

  Davis, K ^a   Kumar, D ^a   Stanton, S L ^a   Thakar, R ^a   Fynes, M ^a   Bland, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANOPLASTY; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EXAMINATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0347411022     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4349     Document Type: Article

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